Book Club! -- Being Heumann by Judith Heumann

**It's not required to have read the book to join, but there will be major spoilers!**

When: Monday, August 25th, at 6-8 PM

Where: Trinity Brewing (1466 Garden of the Gods Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Book: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann

Summary: A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people.

**It's not required to have read the book to join, but there will be major spoilers!**